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Monday, November 26, 2012

District 112, Teachers' Union Approve Contract

The vote comes a month after a short-lived teachers' strike and a marathon negotiating session that ended it. The board voted to amend the school calendar so the day missed because of the strike will be made up at the end of the year.

The District 112 School Board and members of the North Shore Education Association voted last week to approve a new two-year contract for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years, according to District 112. Want Highland Park news in your inbox? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. The vote comes a month after a short-lived teachers' strike and a marathon negotiating session that ended it. The board voted to amend the school calendar so the day missed because of the strike will be made up at the end of the year. "The board was very happy this contract leaves them with a balanced budget without needing to draw from reserve funds," district spokeswoman Andi Rosen told the Chicago Tribune last week. Details from the newly approved contract …

Friday, October 5, 2012

District 112 Teachers Set Strike Date for Oct. 16

Unable to reach a contract agreement with the District 112 Board of Education, Highland Park's elementary and middle school teachers have set a date to strike.

Still unable to come to an agreement with the school board for its contracts, the District 112 teachers' union has set a strike date of Oct. 16. District 112 Contract Negotiations: The Story So Far  The board and the North Shore Education Association (NSEA) met on Oct. 4 for five hours to try and reach an agreement. The teachers have been working without contracts since August.  "At the opening of the Oct. 4 mediation session, the Board presented an improved economic proposal that kept within its guiding principles of maintaining a balanced budget," wrote District 112 Board President Bruce Hyman in a letter posted on District 112's website.  The board's new proposal "showed movement on key issues,  including increased compensation, …

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6:31 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012

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